New Programs Steer Veterans, Caretakers to Entrepreneurship

(Wall Street Journal) — Several new programs that aim to help military family members and veterans start businesses were announced this week ahead of Thursday’s observance of Veteran’s Day. The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, along with sponsor Ernst & Young, is offering “boot camp” for entrepreneurs. The program—open to family members who are full-time caretakers of wounded veterans, as well as surviving spouses of those who lost their lives in combat—consists of a four-week online course, followed by a week of classes and a year of mentoring.